nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) (06/07/85)
> The very > worst English BEER (Watney's) is better than the average American > beer. Also they don't drink it warm (70+ F) but at room temperature > (55-60 F) ... > -- > Stephen C. Woods (VA Wadsworth Med Ctr./UCLA Dept. of Neurology) And they all wear sweaters and overcoats while they do it ... :-) -- Ed Nather Astronony Dept, U of Texas @ Austin {allegra,ihnp4}!{noao,ut-sally}!utastro!nather nather%utastro.UTEXAS@ut-sally.ARPA
rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (06/07/85)
[!] What seems to have brought on this fevered defense of ye olde english BEER was my innocent remark that I was looking forward to finding out for myself in a couple of weeks. I didn't say it tasted bad, only that I had heard that it did. I must say, however, that I am not looking forward to it as eagerly as I had been. It has struck me that all these english types raised on it seem to have developed a taste for piss. One guy talks about cat piss, another about gnat (!) piss. They are using these things as measurement reference standards. If english BEER drives you to <that> it must really be something <awful>! (|-)) -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg
shimell@stc.UUCP (Dave Shimell) (06/14/85)
In article <203@utastro.UUCP> nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) writes: >> The very >> worst English BEER (Watney's) is better than the average American >> beer. Also they don't drink it warm (70+ F) but at room temperature >> (55-60 F) ... >> -- >> Stephen C. Woods (VA Wadsworth Med Ctr./UCLA Dept. of Neurology) > >And they all wear sweaters and overcoats while they do it ... :-) May I suggest that this very important discussion is moved to the correct news group: net.religion :-) -- Regards, Dave Shimell. <shimell@stc.UUCP> {root44, ukc, datlog, idec, stl, creed, iclbra}!stc!shimell
rde@ukc.UUCP (R.D.Eager) (06/16/85)
I think there is a confusion between beer (as in ***-piss from pressure
barrels, all pasteurised and whatever else they do to it) and beer (as
in the *real* stuff, gravity fed or hand pumped from the barrel, still
living with floating bits to prove it). Watneys Red Barrel is in the
former category (even if Watneys say otherwise) but you are best to try
small local breweries. Our local one (Shepherd Neame of Faversham) has a
high hop content if you like bitter beer.
I have no connection with Shepherd Neame (or Watneys!).
--
Bob Eager
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